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Research Quiz 1

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name

Class

Date

Which of the following is a random sample?

Names drawn from a hat

Asking people if they would like to take part

Every 10th name in a register

Taking whoever happens to be there

Subjects that are seen or recorded in their typical/natural environment without trying to manipulate and control the situation

Case Study

Survey of Nature

Nature Observation

Naturalistic Observation

The tendency for the researchers to engage in behaviors that support the hypotheses or expectations

Participant Bias

Social Bias

Implicit Bias

Confirmation Bias

Documentaries on Feral Children, Genie, and Little Albert are examples of what?

Survey

Naturalistic observation

A case study

Experiment

Which type of research can easily obtain large samples of abilities, beliefs, or behaviors.

Survey

Experiment

Large Sample

Case Study

The tendency for research participants to respond in a certain way because they know they are being observed or know what the researcher wants

Research Bias

Hindsight Bias

Participant Bias

Sampling Bias

All the cases in a group, from which samples may be drawn for a study

Random Sampling

Survey

Naturalistic Observation

Population

At a middle school, the 7th graders will conduct a survey for where to go on a field trip. Which method will result in the least biased decision?

to randomly ask 8th grade students who went on a field trip last year

to randomly choose some 7th grade students to select a location

to ask all 7th grade teachers and administrators for a location

to ask the student council to choose a location

Jane Goodall watched Chimpanzees in their natural habitat without interfering with their behaviors. This would be an example of.

A case study

Controlled environment observation

Naturalistic observation

A survey

10.

A survey is done on the memory of aging adults starting at age 40 and following them until age 65. This is an example of...

Cross-sectional method

Case Study

Longitudinal Method

Naturalistic Observation

11.

Researchers are doing an experiment comparing the memory of 13 year olds compared to the memory of 40 year olds. This is an example of.

Longitudinal method

Survey

Random sample

Cross-Sectional method

12.

Professor Lex carefully monitors and records the behaviors of children on school playgrounds to track the development of their physical skills. Professor Lex is engaged in:

experimentation.

case study

survey research.

naturalistic observation.

13.

An individual with an exceptional memory is identified.She is capable of recalling major events, the weather, and what she did on any given date. What research method is being used if a psychologist conducts an in-depth investigation of this individual including questionnaires,brain scans, and memory tests?

Survey

Interview

Case Study

Naturalistic Observation

14.

What is one disadvantage of a survey?

People don't tell the truth.

Yields a lot of information

Provides a good way to generate hypotheses

Can provide information about many people since it’s cheap and easy to do

15.

This bias involves respondents answering questions in a way that they think will lead to being accepted and liked.

The Halo Effect

Culture Bias

Social Desirability Bias

Acquiescence Bias

16.

After a detailed study of a gunshot wound victim, a psychologist concludes that the brain region destroyed is likely to be important for memory functions. Which type of research did the psychologist use to deduce this?

the case study

a survey

correlation

experimentation

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Research Quiz 1

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 11mins

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